Statement of Rep. Wehrli on Attorney General Lisa Madigan's Attempt to Block State Employees' Pay for the Remainder of the Budget Stalemate:

“Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s attempt to intervene in and
influence the ongoing budget negotiations by blocking state employees’ pay does
nothing to help us reach a resolution…in fact, it only throws gasoline on the
fire. Halting employees’ pay will not move us closer to a solution. It just turns
uncertainly into a full-blown, immediate financial crisis for tens of thousands
of families throughout the state.

Since she’s basing her argument for this budget intervention
on the State Constitution, I would also like to know why she has stood by
silently for her entire tenure as Attorney General while previous General
Assemblies and Governors have passed unbalanced budget after unbalanced budget
in direct violation of that same Constitution.”